Attachment for garment-turning machines



w. A. BARNETT. ATTACHMENT FOR GARMENT TURNING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 26, I9I8- Patented June 8 ATTORNEYS ourrso WILLIAM A. BARNETT, OF LINCOLN NEBRASKA.

ATTACHMENT FOR GARMENT-TURNING MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1921).

AppIication filed Gctoloer 2c, 1918. Serial Nansen.

To all whom it may concern.

' 1,273,807, dated July 30, 1918, and is more particularly in the nature of attachments for the garment supporting arms, c.,.both the stationary and movable arms, whereby upon the use of readily mountable and deinountablo attachments these arms may be adapted to effectively function in connection with both light, medium, and heavy materials, such as the folding or turning of collars of particular design or shape.

In carrying out my invention my aim is to provide different sizes and shapes of points together with means for effectively holding these points in proper relation to the collar supporting arms, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification, wherein, V

Figure 1 is a side viewillustrating the practical application of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the supporting arms shown in Fig. 1,

Figs. 8 and e are, respectively, a longitudinal and a vertical section taken on lines 3 and 1 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a side view illustrating the mode of applyingthe detachable and interchangeable points.

Referring now to these figures, and particularly to Figs. 1 to 41: inclusive, the col lar supporting arms 10 and 11 of a turning machine such as described and claimed in my patent above referred to,-are in accordance with my present improvements, provided with detachable interchangeable points 19, which as shown in Figs. 3 and consist of sections of hardened tool steel having a more or less sharpened point 19 and having a flat but-t or rear end from which projects a reduced shank 21 which is screw threaded and is screwed into a threaded socket in the end of the arm 10, which has a fiat face as at 10 against which the butt end of the point 19 abuts,

the said butt end of the flat end face 10 of arm 10 being of the same diameter and shape so that a smooth and uninterrupted surface from the extreme point 19 to arm 10 is obtained. Each of these points which are interchangeable is provided with a transverse opening 20 adjacent the butt end into which a pin or nail may be inserted to screw or unscrew the point to or from the arm 10.

These points may be of different sizes, that is they may be of varying degrees of sharpness or bluntness, as more blunt points are required for heavy goods such as work jackets and the like, while on the other hand a blunt point is too coarse for light material to make a perfect point.

It should be further noted that by having the detachable and interchangeable points fit flush as to the periphery with re spect to that of the arms, that a perfectly smooth surface is produced from the extreme point and along the arm and thus no obstruction is offered to the ready turning of the collar.

Another feature of my invention as shown in Figs. 1 to 4: inclusive, and which is generally-indicated at 12, consists of a plate 13 as best seen in Fig. 2, the front end of which may be rounded or otherwise shaped to fit rounded corners or work having some other shape, and the like, this plate having a curved bearing portion 14 which receives the point 19 and extremity of the supporting arm upon which it is mounted and being provided with openings at opposite sides of said bearing for the reception of clamping screws 15.

Upon the under side of the plate 13 is a somewhat similarly shaped clamping plate 16 which is of materially reduced size however, and into the side openings of which the clamping screws 15 thread so as to securely and immovably clamp the plate 13 in connection with the collar supporting arm. In order that the proper relation between the extremity of the supporting arm and the attached point may he arrived at 'and maintained, the under side of the supporting arm may have a recess 17 as seen in Figs. 3 and 1, into which a projecting portion 18 of the clamping plate 16 fits, as seen in the figure last mentioned, bringing the extremity of the attachment flush with the extremity of the supporting arm as shown in Fig. 3,so that when the clamping plate is tightened by means of the clamping screws 15, this relation will be maintained during use and accidental displacement avoided.

It is of course, to be appreciated that the attachment just described and the detachable points 19 are utilized upon both the stationary arm 10 and the movable sup porting arm 11, which cooperates therewith in the operation of the machine, and it is further to be observed that the particular shape of the attachment or interchangeable point may be varied. I

' In this way, I provide for the use of the same supporting arms in connection with the folding of materials of various weights and various different shapes, with the use of but small light attachments capable oi being readily mounted and demounted and of speedy interchange.

I claim:

1. A work supporting arm for fabric turning machines having a tapering extremity, a fiat supplemental member mounted on said tapering extremity, and means for adjust ably securing said supplementalmember in position, said means including a recess in saidarm, a clamping member provided with a projection adapted to engage in said recess, and means for connecting the clamping member to the supplemental member.

2. A work support for garment turning machines comprising a curved slender arm and a recess on its under side, a sharpened point detachably secured to the end of said arm, a plate resting on said arm and having a curved bearing for said point, and aclamping plate provided with a projection engaging in said recess, for clamping said plate tothe arm. a

3. A work support for garment turning machines comprising a slender curved arm,

a sharpened point detachably secured to the arm so that its surface is flush with the surface of the arm, a plate having a curved bearing portion adapted to fit said point and the adjacent portion of the arm, and a clamping plate shaped to fit the under side of the arm, and means for connecting the clamping plate to said first named plate.

4. A work supporting arm for-garment turning machines having a tapering extremity, a detachable supplemental point held thereto in interlocked relation, a plate shaped to fit the work and having a bearing portion partially surrounding the tapering extremity and the supplemental point,

said point serving to partially support the said plate, and means for clamping the aforesaid plate to the tapering extremity and supplemental point, to maintain it in fixed relation thereto.

5. A work supporting arm for garment turning machines havinga tapering extremity, a plate shaped to fit the work and having a bearing portion partially surrounding the tapering extremity of the arm, a clamping plate at the opposite side of the extremity of the arm, and clamping screws connecting the two plates.

6. A work supporting arm for garment turning machines having a tapering extremity, a plate shaped to fit the work and having a bearing portion partially surrounding the tapering extremity of the arm, a clamping plate at the opposite side of the extremity of the arm, and clamping means connecting the two plates, said tapering arm extremity having a recess and said clamping plate having a projection interfitting the recess for the purpose described.

7. In a device of the character described, an arm, a point attached to the arm, and a plate attached to the arm and partly supported by the point.

8. A garment turning device of the char-,

acter described comprising an arm, a point attached to the arm and a wide fiat plate over which the garment is turned, detachably secured to the arm and partly supported by the point.

9. A garment turning device of the character described comprising an arm having a threaded opening in its end, a point having a threaded extension adapted to engage in said opening, a wide fiat plate over which the garment is turned,idetachably secured Y to the arm, said plate having its forward end shaped to conform to the garment turned and resting on said point. p

10. A device for turning a flat seam at the rounded corner of a garment comprising a garment supporting arm and a flat plate detachably secured to the extremity of the arm, said plate having a rounded forward edge conforming to the rounded corner of the garment, and a curved bearing portion adapted to fit said arm, and a clamping member beneath said arm for securing the plate to the arm.

. WILLIAM A. BARNETT. Witnesses a A. E. HOWARD, Gr. E. HOWARD. 

